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Jul 25, 2015
1. Mr. Lothbrok has $10,000 to invest in two types of mutual funds, Normandy High-Yield Fund, and Normandy Equity Fund. The High-Yield fund gives an annual yield of 6%, while the Equity…
Jul 23, 2015
As some of you have heard, the House of Basu Howard continues research into building a space robot. The House motto, as you may recall, is "If you're gonna build a robot,…
Jul 22, 2015
About three months before Beatrix hatched, I wrote that I might have a disease I called "touchscreen HCI disorder." She's now three and I asked her to help me set up an…
Jul 21, 2015
Matthew Sienkiewicz of Sabin Center for Climate Change Law has written a policy briefer on the link between climate change and flood insurance. He comes with three recommendations: Mapping should be protected…
Jul 18, 2015
Last week, I posted about a start-up I worked for so many lives ago. Tonight, I write what's coming next. I posted a public profile to Gust, the start up social network,…
Jul 16, 2015
I got the kids a new book called Pond Life . I had the same book when I was about 5, and I remember getting it at the Cincinnati Zoo. The cover…
Jul 15, 2015
Like a boss, right as the DSN showed a downlink from New Horizons, I tweeted, Signal from New Horizons reads, "+++ATD" plutoflyby — James P. Howard, II (@howardjp) July 15, 2015 In…
Jul 13, 2015
When we saw the picture above, I let Chase know that when I was his age (5), Pluto was still a planet, but it was just a far away and lonely dot.…
Jul 1, 2015
Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, announced a couple of weeks ago that the ten dollar bill would be redesigned by 2020 and would feature a woman, instead of Alexander Hamilton. For…
Jun 30, 2015
It's not groundbreaking, but Jeffrey Valacer has a new article in the Pace Law Review that provides a solid legal history of the National Flood Insurance Program. It's not paywalled. Image by:…
Jun 29, 2015
According to this Politico article, House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling has released a statement saying the Ex-Im Bank windup is expected to take between 12 and 18 years. This is because…